New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-22
FRUITFUL CALIFORNIA.
LARGE FRUIT AND GRAPE
thon CpnPNA POPULAR APPOINTMENT.
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,.o,sco Nav 2l-The new fruit rates
-, overland roads cannot fail to stimulate snip
nents this year. 1t was feared that inc hV'i''".o
law would operate against Shipment puU 'h0 ~
rates are thirty cents less per hundred poun'I sS
Missouri River points, and twenty-five con''
n Chicago. while the following low laiih' .;
bccn made per hundred pounds on paSsehsc, -
time: 10 Missouri River points, t'1rtbe,
Chicago 50 so: to New-Yorz, SO 1919 N ~ 49,,
reduction viii be made where trains comp
ears or over IL is understood thaC 'i' ,,ob
ger Stubbs of the Southern f''cino' 49,, tr,plr
difficulty in securing these rates do ct Chin
lines were disinclined TO pro I"'. ..o,or and
ments He made trip to New-lorh ,"s0.oio fruit
30 forcibly argued the case oi AL "a tbe
growers that the trunk managers "e isa. to he
nov schedule As the fruit crop promises 80
III" So"'uui., ,,oor these local through rslVes
-, ,,orv thousand dollars to orcharuiS's'
and they will stimulate inc pi'h'"A7
this fall in all parts of the state. ,.o,,,.
~ ,,ost trustworthy reports from grape sio"
.,, d;str,cts show that ten per cent VIII coNei 'A
loss Inv the recent heavy frOsts' "ii'n " nv
,vore thought to have caused great uain'0e'
CRANE cron is fine and if nothing uh'owa'u n@prol~
rho y,od of wine will be larger than IN any pi0-
yious year.
,,,o o0coirtnent Of Major Rathbone as Coisui-
,,oo, a. paris was received here WIN moio
.a,;sfootion than any Of President CleVelah"s
.,ro,ious selections from California Inc IIeei
dort has been sjnellarly unfortunate IN MS O"ir
fornia appointmen as most OF the lhch io '''"
chosen had no fitness for the oihces Ihey "oio
given. while others like Greenebaum' the ""Ni0"A
Consul brought discredt upon the Natlonn Npu-
,ot,on abroad. Major Rathbone Is man
of wealth and education, whose services oh Wv
staff Of General Scho1eld gave him an eAecu'i'o
training that will be valuable to him IN MS nc"
office. His appointment received praise 'ioi'
men Of both parties.
Manufactures will soon be ended in the CaiF
fornia State Prison owing to the demand nlaoo y!
,ohor ORGANIZATIONS About the only industry .n'V
docs not compete with free labor Is Jute mdl>hs'
The last LEGISLATURE appropriated sloV'oVO ioi
new iute MILL and work viii soon DC peeuh uPoH
- Tho chief production of the mill is gram
baes for which the demand is steady az soou
prices.
vorona Baldwin, who gained an unpleasant
notoriety several years ago by shooting az nol
cousin. old millionaire Lucky BALDWIN, Is 10"
in this city preparing TO go on the stage rs uia
matte reader She has been In an insane "SS i'ii
in Washington Territory, was arrested lor eccen-
tricitv in Chicago, and recently emerged In Los
ANGELES ready to take hand in breach OF
promise suit that Baldwin is appealing there one
IS still very pretty with long oval face clear
olive complexion, and bright eyes,
The crime of the woman ROselle in Los AISelos
who threw vitriol in the face of an admirer "heii
he ceased his attentions, is only nalurai scquei
of the failure Of the courts to punish siinl"f
offence in this city. About eighteen months ago
a young woman named May Jackson horlloy
djsigured Martin Fuller, bank clerk, WIN NVIiol.
Her only cause was that TIC n1~'
discarded her Her case came up peioIe
The notorious Judge Toohey, who continued IL
tom week TO week until the prosecuting Wlln'sS
left the city, and then it was dropped from lIe
calendar because no evidence could be secured.
This same Judge Toohcy has also had charge oil
the case of burglar Jimmy Hope. IL Is now
nearly seven months since the famous craftsman
was set free from San Quentin ana oIcals Vi
Auburn Prison tried to take him back 10 New
6orl to serve out an uneXpTed sentence. IN. h9
habeas corpus proceedings could have been set'lcd
I'm one week, but Judge Ioohey granted three
months OF continuancos, and then consumed over
Two months in rendering decision wnch gave
the burglar another long delay. Now the farce
has began again with small promise OF speedy
conclusion unless the case is transferred 10
another court.
The Rev. DIR. Henry NJ Booth, Of Elmwood
n J.. has been chosen pastor of the Calvary Pres
byterian Church in this city. lie succeeds INC
Rev Dr. Sprccher. The church Is the foremost
Presbyterian organization in san Francisco, ana
the pastors salary is $4,000 year.
David o. Terry, who shot Frederick IN inc
famous duel Just before the outbreak OF the rebel
tion has moved from Stockton, where he has
made his home for Thirty yeas, TO Fresno IL Will
be remembered that nc was the leading counsel
Tor Sarah Althca Hill in her divorce suit a. ainst
eraron, and after its close he married the fair
plaintiff. The singularly assorted couple make
frequent visits to this city.
The fish commission report that seals are again
making havoc among the salmon in Sacramento
kiver These seals come from the breeding
grounds on Seal Rocks, near the Golden Gate and
il is probable that bounty for heads OF seals
caught in the Bay or Sacramento River will be
given.
The latest attraction at Coronado Beach, the
resort opposite San Diego is an ostrich farm with
sixteen birds.
San Diego has also added daily newspaper to
Ms boom this week, making six daliCs in all, pub
Iished in town Of only $4,000 people.
The bones of a mastodon have been found near
Paso Robes. The bones all petrilied and arc
Embedded in great masses of lava, which leads
to the conjecture that the animal was overcome
by volcanic eruption.